Riverbend School for Girls - Vox Fluminis Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Page Twenty-nine VOX FL UMINIS TRAVELLING WESTWARD We travel the dusty road till the light of day is dim, And sunset shows us spires away on the worldis rim. Travelling-what a vision that one word may call before us,--over hill and dale, through woods and mountains the enchanting scenes unfold. From the gateway of the West to the western seaport of Canada we may see various beautiful panoramas. As the first morning's sunshine dawned we were gaily travelling through the hilly districts of Manitoba, beautifully green and carefully guarded with their many stately trees. The water bub-bling along in the brooks provided variety to the scene. Travelling through Southern Saskatchewan we came to the hot, dry, rolling plains. Though some of the plains were dry others were covered with golden wheat. As we left the wheat fields we came into the ranching districts of Southern Alberta. Soon we saw the foothills of the rockies rising out of the morning mist. When we reached them they seemed to close in on us. Such towering grandeur forming many distinctive shapes is not seen in any other part of the world. We saw many cold glacier lakes, making small green patches on the sides of the tall snow-capped mountains. Many cold streams trickling down the mountain sides formed emerald lakes and reflected, in their glassy surface, the beautiful stately pine trees which cover the mountains. When leaving the highest peaks of the rockies we came into a deep green valley where rivers flowed slowly among the orchards. Trees laden with luscious fruit were plentiful. In Vancouver we felt the change to the sea ,climate and when crossing to Victoria where we intend to spend the winter, we saw the burning ball of fire sink into the sea leaving its crim- son rays reflecting on the ocean. A -By Nancy Morgan and Catherine Walton, Grade IX. THE LOCKER ROOMS Any Riverbender knows that at five o'clock the chief meeting place is the locker room. The cause may be the release from school or any other similar reason. However, the line which holds you back during the day, then breaks and it is one for all and all for oneself. When you come down from study the chances are ten-to-one there is a shoe or glove missing and to find it amid the throng of laughing and yelling girls is utterly impossible. If such is the case, I should advise you to plant yourself firmly in front of your locker and stay there if you can. At last, about half an hour later, the crowd has dispersed and you may begin your search in peace. After crawling over the floor and covering every bit of ground thoroughly, or craning your neck to see if your lost belongings are on top of the lockers, you will more than likely find them tucked away in one corner of your own locker. You don your hat and coat and peer around

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0 H , VOX FL UMINIS Page Twenty-eight Perce, darling, what are these? I do believe someone has left them by mistake. Aren't they awful ? and she started to laugh. Percy was very disappointed in Jennie. She simply has no sense of the unique, he said to himself sadly and then with careful detail he ex- plained to her, what they were, whose they were, what they were for, and where they had been bought. And when he had finished, instead of the awed silence he had expected, he was received with: VVell, I declare! Now look here, Mr. Percy Meredith, you are not going to show these awful gloves to your poor unsuspecting friends! I shudder to think what would happen to them. And they would completely ruin the color scheme in the study-and another thing, you never told me what the price was ! Jennie, my dear, please don't show your ignorance. These gloves are extraordinary! Look at the intricate detail on the cuffs! They're unique! unique! I tell you. and you don't see things like these every day. No, thank goodness, said Jennie. Now look here, Percy, don't go wasting your money on such useless things. If you must spend money, you could get me a hat. or if it must be gloves, a new pair of evening gloves would help me tremendously-and besides you don't need them ! Well, I want my Indian gloves and I'm going to have them ! .Jennie saw that Percy was beginning to get stubborn and sulky. He always did when he was baulked of any desire. So, as she was feeling in a good mood and didn't want Percy to be in a bad temper, she decided to make a concession. She dropped down beside him on the floor. Percy, if I let you keep your gloves, will you buy me a hat ? Of course I will,,' said Percy. You know I always give you what you want. W l She smiled knowingly, then said: All right, I'll buy my hat to-morrow and you can keep your glovesf' Cf course Percy doesnit often boast of his iron will, but he does think this is one example of it. And he always shows me the gloves, proudly telling me they are old relics of an ancient race. He doesn't know that Jennie told me the story. . TO BE OR NOT TO BE Should I do my homework ? said the student to herself, Gr let temptation win and leave my books upon the shelf? To-morrow starts exam-week, I know no history Nor any simple formula thatis found in chemistry. That literature-it gets my goat! Look at those plays that Shakespeare wrote! And the works of poets too, I'm sure we could without them do. ' What is the good of learning at all? I'll probably forget it all. -Grade X.

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VOX FLUZWINIS Page Thirty to see if you can make a successful get-away without having them pulled off you. Finally, you emerge from school looking heated and dishevelled but really having enjoyed yourself. Another Riverbend day has ended with the usual locker-room scramble. -Pat Collard. Grade X. DEUTSCHE OSTERBRAUCHE In der Eifel hat sich eine ganz eigenartige Sitte erhalten. Am Ostersonntag stellt man dort in der Mitte, der Marktfleckens einen Korb mit roten Eiern auf. Man legt diese Eier in einer langen Reihe auf der Strasse. In der Zwischenzeit muss ein andrer. der Laufer, in die nachste Stadt zum Burgermeister mit einer Botschaft laufen und mit einen Wort vom. Burgermeister zuriickeilen. 'Wer zuerst seine Aufgabe lost ist Sieger. Er erhalt den grossen Korb mit den roten Eiern. -Shiela Paget. LA BERGERE . La bergere habite une petite maison sur la montagne. Tous- les jours elle vient garder les moutons de son papa. Son grand chien policier garde les moutons, aussi. Elle mane les moutons, tous les matins, de sa maison au grand chene au bord de la route ou elle regarde les gens qui passent. Elle apporte un livre avec elle, et l'etudie quand elle est fatiguee. Elle aime regarder les moutons et rester sous l'arbre tout le jour. A cinq heures et quart elle retourne a sa mere et at son pere et passe le soir avec eux. Elle s'appel1e Charmaine et elle est tres, tres belle. -Shirley Johnston, -Grade VIII. JE REGARDAIS PAR MA FENETRE Je regardais par la fenetreg je voyais la grande route blanche, les voitures. les passants et les champs. Il est samedi et je viens de retourner du marche. Quelques passants sont des paysannes qui viennent de retourner du marche et d'autres sont des automobilistes qui sont allees se promener en automobile ce beau jour. Des gens se promenaient en voiture avec de beaux chevaux. Je voyais une voiture tiree par un ane. La grande route blanche est pleine de poussiere parce qu'il y a beaucoup d'automobiles et de voitures. Dans les champs les enfants qui sont mes amies .jouaient et la bergere gardaient ses moutons. Bientot j'ai ferme le fenetre a cause de la poussiere et suis entre dans le champ jouer avec mes amies. -Nancy Morgan, Grade IX.